Great Package Big Clóvis, we already using it ;) Thank You!!
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:45 PM, <gclo...@br.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi, friends. > I put a new package on the zVM downloads page (my debut): *CLONEBKP*. > See:http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/ > I hope it is useful to you. > For who will use it: suggestions, improvements or bugs found, are all > welcome. > Follow the description: > > "CLONEBKP is a REXX exec that create an IPLable copy (CLONE) of the running > ZVM system. > This package uses DDR to copy the specified dasds of a running zVM system > to FREE dasds. After the copy, the new dasds are renamed to a new volser, > based on a prefix (3 or 4 letters), and the exec updates the source and > compile USER DIRECT into the new dasds. Also update the new SYSTEM CONFIG. > The new set of dasds is a backup of the original zVM and can be IPLed > without duplicate volsers. > If DIRMAINT is logged at original VM, a new USER INPUT is also created. > The new volsers (6 positions) are the prefix padded with the remainder > letters of the original dasds, right justified. > Ex. Using "BKP" as prefix, the new "610RES" will be renamed to "BKPRES". > One file, CLONEBKP CONFIG, is supplied as a model how to specify the prefix > and the Input/Output dasds. Is possible to keep several CONFIG files, with > different configurations. > Also, there are a model of one machine to test IPL in second level: VMBKP > SAMPDIR" > > Best regards, > ______________________________________________ > Clovis
